Rated 1 out of
5 by
d2domine from
Buyer beware! Never again for me!First, I will say that I do have the 1st gen of this but reading other reviews doesn't sound like they made the right mods for this gen series reel. It lets water in so bad it corroded all the gears in the body within a year tops. I literally had to take it apart and file down the main gear drive as well as the smaller gear shaft in the rear body NOT ONCE but THREE TIMES and it still noisy but functional is about the BEST I can call it though I haven't fished with it since (afraid to test it out in action now). It had corrosion so built up it looked like baracles on the gears, lol, but not LOL. For the same price I highly recommend Shimano Stradic or (and this is where I'm leaning myself) the Penn Clash OR for less money and WAY BETTER QUALITY Penn Battle II (my brother has this one and works great even after 2 years of the same inshore kayak fishing). Bottom line here.. Quantum has work to do and is the Ford of reels ( looks great but fails you) while Penn and Shimano are the Toyota/Nissan of reels (looks good AND will more than likely NOT fail you).. Buyer BEWARE.. you've been warned! :-)
tight lines and hope this helped!

Date published: 2018-05-22

Rated 2 out of
5 by
Awbfish from
Plastic CoverThe new "Unibody" frame only applies to the upper part of the reel. The lower part of the reel is nothing but a plastic cover over the gears. This plastic cover is held against the metal frame by two screws on the 30 model. So, instead of a metal side plate held on by at least 4 screws, there is now a plastic cover with two screws. I don't see this as a design improvement. I bought this online after seeing reviews, but I would not have bought it had I known about the plastic cover. The reel I received had grease visible along the seam between the plastic and metal, so I don't see how it could keep water out of the gears.

Date published: 2018-05-01

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Todd1985 from
Great all around saltwater reel!Great reel I’ve caught small sharks tarpon snook big jacks on this reel and it holds up